아

아 U+C544, 아 HANGUL SYLLABLE A Composition: ㅇ + ㅏ ← 앃 [U+C543] Hangul Syllables 악 → [U+C545]

㈕ U+3215, ㈕ PARENTHESIZED HANGUL IEUNG A ← ㈔ [U+3214] Enclosed CJK Letters and Months ㈖ → [U+3216]

㉵ U+3275, ㉵ CIRCLED HANGUL IEUNG A ← ㉴ [U+3274] Enclosed CJK Letters and Months ㉶ → [U+3276]

See also: -아 and -아-

(see above for suffixes and particles)

See also: Appendix:Variations of "a"

아악앆앇안앉않 앋알앍앎앏앐앑 앒앓암압앖앗았 앙앚앛앜앝앞앟
씨 ←	→ 애

Cia-Cia

Numeral

아 (a)

1. one; prenominal form of 이세

   아 미아 ― a-mia ― one person

References

• Van den Berg, Rene (1991). "Preliminary Notes on the Cia-Cia Language," in Excursies in Celebes, pp. 305-324.
• Lee, Hwang & Abidin (2009). 바하사 찌아찌아 1. Hunminjeongeum Society: Seoul.

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Korean

Etymology 1

Imitative; compare English ah, Chinese 啊 (ā), Japanese ああ (ā).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [아]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	a
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	a
McCune–Reischauer?	a
Yale Romanization?	a

Interjection

아 • (a)

1. ah; oh

   아, 제가 실수했네요! ― A, je-ga silsuhaenneyo! ― Ah, I made a mistake!

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 我, from the Middle Korean reading 아〯 (Yale: ǎ), from Middle Chinese 我 (MC ngaX).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	a
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	a
McCune–Reischauer?	a
Yale Romanization?	ā

Noun

아 • (a) (hanja 我)

1. (literary, philosophy) the ego; the self
   • 1931, Sin Chaeho, 신채호(申采浩), “總(총)論(론) [Introduction]”, in 朝(조)鮮(선)上(상)古(고)史(사) (Joseon sanggosa) [Ancient history of Korea]:

     歷(역)史(사)란 무엇인가? 人(인)類(류) 社(사)會(회)의 我(아)와 非(비)我(아)의 鬪(투)爭(쟁) […]

     yeoksaran mueos-in'ga? Illyu sahoe-ui a-wa bia-ui tujaeng […]

     What is meant by the word "history"? [It is the record of] the fight between the "ego" and the "non-ego" of human society [that has] […]

Pronoun

아 • (a) (hanja 我)

1. (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) I; me
2. (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) we; us; our
   • 1919, 己(기)未(미)獨(독)立(립)宣(선)言(언)書(서) (Gimi dongnip seoneonseo) [Proclamation of Korean Independence]:

     吾(오)等(등)은 玆(자)에 我(아) 朝(조)鮮(선)의 獨(독)立(립)國(국)임과 朝(조)鮮(선)人(인)의 自(자)主(주)民(민)임을 宣(선)言(언)하노라 […]

     odeung-eun ja-e a Joseon-ui dongnipgugim-gwa joseonin-ui jajuminim-eul seoneon-hanora […]

     We herewith proclaim the independence of our Korea and the liberty of the Korean people.

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 我 for Sino-Korean compounds of 아 (我, a).

Etymology 3

Noun

아 • (a)

1. Gyeongsang, Gangwon, and Yukjin form of 아이 (ai, “child, kid”).
   • 1982 January 31, 현진식, “거짓말 잘하는 사위 구하기”, in 한국구비문학대계‎^[1], 경상남도 의령군 정곡면:

     그래 대감의 성질이 어떻냐 할 겉으머, 대략 이 아를, 이 사람을 들온 거를 말이지...

     Geurae daegam-ui seongjir-i eotteon-nya hal geoteumeo, daeryak i a-reul, i saram-eul deuron georeul mari-ji...

     If you wonder what this lord's temper was like, [once] this child, this person once went inside...

Derived terms

• 얼라 (eolla, “child”)

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

아 (a)

More information

1. 丫:

   (MC reading: 丫 (MC 'ae))

2. 亜:

   (MC reading: 亜)

3. 亞:

   (MC reading: 亞 (MC 'aeH))

4. 俄:

   (MC reading: 俄 (MC nga))

5. 俹:

   (MC reading: 俹 (MC 'aeH))

6. 偎:

   (MC reading: 偎 (MC 'woj))

7. 児:

   (MC reading: 児)

8. 兒:

   (MC reading: 兒 (MC nye|ngej))

9. 厊:

   (MC reading: 厊 (MC ngaeX))

10. 哦:

    (MC reading: 哦 (MC nga))

11. 唖:

    (MC reading: 唖)

12. 唲:

    (MC reading: 唲 (MC nye))

13. 啊:

    (MC reading: 啊)

14. 啞:

    (MC reading: 啞 (MC 'aeX|'aeH|'aek|'eak))

15. 娥:

    (MC reading: 娥 (MC nga))

16. 娿:

    (MC reading: 娿 (MC 'a|'aX))

17. 婀:

    (MC reading: 婀 (MC 'aX))

18. 峨:

    (MC reading: 峨 (MC nga))

19. 峩:

    (MC reading: 峩)

20. 崴:

    (MC reading: 崴 (MC 'weaj))

21. 嵔:

    (MC reading: 嵔 (MC 'jw+jX|'wojX))

22. 御:

    (MC reading: 御 (MC ngjoH))

23. 我:

    (MC reading: 我 (MC ngaX))

24. 歪:

    (MC reading: 歪)

25. 渨:

    (MC reading: 渨 (MC 'woj))

26. 煨:

    (MC reading: 煨 (MC 'woj))

27. 牙:

    (MC reading: 牙 (MC ngae))

28. 猗:

    (MC reading: 猗 (MC 'je|'jeX))

29. 疴:

    (MC reading: 疴 (MC khaeH))

30. 砑:

    (MC reading: 砑 (MC ngaeH))

31. 碨:

    (MC reading: 碨 (MC 'weaj|'wojX))

32. 磈:

    (MC reading: 磈 (MC 'jw+jX|khwojX))

33. 笌:

    (MC reading: 笌)

34. 聵:

    (MC reading: 聵 (MC ngweajH))

35. 芽:

    (MC reading: 芽 (MC ngae))

36. 莪:

    (MC reading: 莪 (MC nga))

37. 蛾:

    (MC reading: 蛾 (MC nga|ngjeX))

38. 衙:

    (MC reading: 衙 (MC ngjo|ngae|ngjoX))

39. 訝:

    (MC reading: 訝 (MC ngaeH))

40. 迓:

    (MC reading: 迓 (MC ngaeH))

41. 錏:

    (MC reading: 錏 (MC 'ae))

42. 阿:

    (MC reading: 阿 (MC 'a))

43. 隗:

    (MC reading: 隗 (MC ngwojX))

44. 雅:

    (MC reading: 雅 (MC ngaeX))

45. 餓:

    (MC reading: 餓 (MC ngaH))

46. 鴉:

    (MC reading: 鴉 (MC 'ae))

47. 鵝:

    (MC reading: 鵝 (MC nga))

48. 鵞:

    (MC reading: 鵞)

See also

• See all entries that begin with 아